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Cornyn Applauds House Vote to Permanently Delay Obamacare

WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement on the House of Representative’s bipartisan passage of delays for both the employer and individual mandate:

“The president has now acknowledged that a significant component of his health care law is broken and has delayed enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate.

“I applaud the House of Representatives’ action to ensure that all Americans are protected from Obamacare’s costly mandates and call on the Majority Leader to bring this legislation to the Senate floor for a vote.

“If Senate Democrats agree with the president that employers should be protected from Obamacare’s costly mandate, do they also believe that the rest of America should have that same protection?Rather than a delay for some, we need a permanent delay for all Americans.”

Senator Cornyn serves on the Finance and Judiciary Committees. He serves as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee’s Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee. He served previously as Texas Attorney General, Texas Supreme Court Justice, and Bexar County District Judge.

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Puzzled did you know that Wilson County is in one of those metropolitan areas? Did you know that Lamar Smith is a Republican in the San Antonio Metropolitan? Did you know District 23 has flip-flopped between Republicans and ... More ›

Puzzled did you know that Wilson County is in one of those metropolitan areas? Did you know that Lamar Smith is a Republican in the San Antonio Metropolitan? Did you know District 23 has flip-flopped between Republicans and Democrats for years.
For Wilson County the Democratic Congressman is Henry Cuellar and he is generally considered a conservative Democrat as far as Democrats go. So, while Austin and the lunatics there are more liberal the State is fairly conservative.
So, yes, this comments have meaning. Good ideas will float to the top in spite of lies and race baiting by the liberals. Texas may eventually go Democratic but if it does it will not be the Democrats of New England. Probably more like the Republicans of New England:)
Just think 67% of the people were against the revolutionary war and in spite of the "sky is falling" people like puzzled, nothing is in stone and we are a FREE nation. Good thing politicians had character in the revolutionary and no polls like they do today.
Liberal communist theory all has the same result -- FAILURE. So, we either get smart or we fail and then re-start again with a new government. Look at Russia.

Puzzled.....I guess that explains why the GOP occupy
most of the elected positions in the state government
of Texas. Must also be the reason that 100 percent of the
senators sent to Wash DC are from the GOP.

According to recent published data, 85% of Texans live in 13 metropolitan area of Texas. Do any of you GOP folks really think that what you write in this worthless column really impacts anything? Face it, rural Texas can kiss ... More ›

According to recent published data, 85% of Texans live in 13 metropolitan area of Texas. Do any of you GOP folks really think that what you write in this worthless column really impacts anything? Face it, rural Texas can kiss goodbye its relevance to the state as a whole.

Well you and Karl Rove is Duh! Did you read the language of the bill by Senator Cruz or did the size of your head get in the way of reading?
According to Karl Rove, Romney was going to win the election and persisted right ... More ›

Well you and Karl Rove is Duh! Did you read the language of the bill by Senator Cruz or did the size of your head get in the way of reading?
According to Karl Rove, Romney was going to win the election and persisted right up to the time that Romney conceded... DUH!!
What political office has Karl Rove held? Rove is a college dropout. Ted Cruz is an attorney so I would think he would know a little more about the constitution and law.
Thanks for playing. Next time bring some real facts not subpar Karl Rove.

According to Karl Rove.... really? He is the most polarizing figure in the GOP. I trust him as much as I trust David Axelrod. I guess to you and Karl, $10 billion is chump change. Is the $10 billion in one year versus the $1 ... More ›

According to Karl Rove.... really? He is the most polarizing figure in the GOP. I trust him as much as I trust David Axelrod. I guess to you and Karl, $10 billion is chump change. Is the $10 billion in one year versus the $1 trillion over ten years which is where the trillion number comes from? I prefer to call those who support Obamacare just chumps and they can keep the change.

According to Karl Rove, the amount of money to be spent on Obamacare is $1.05 trillion and of that only $10 billion is NOT mandatory. So, a vote againt defunding Obamacare would only amount to $10 billion and would do almost ... More ›

According to Karl Rove, the amount of money to be spent on Obamacare is $1.05 trillion and of that only $10 billion is NOT mandatory. So, a vote againt defunding Obamacare would only amount to $10 billion and would do almost nothing to stop obamacare, but then Democrats would have another PR conference and blame Republicans for obstructionism. So, it appears it would be foolish to stop defunding for Obamacare. I don't believe there is a soul out there that hates Obamacare as much as i do.

Our wise and wonderful government is going to try and
convince a young healthy invincible person to pay extra
money for health insurance when they can pay a small
fine (I think about 95 dollars a year) and still have
the ... More ›

Our wise and wonderful government is going to try and
convince a young healthy invincible person to pay extra
money for health insurance when they can pay a small
fine (I think about 95 dollars a year) and still have
the option of showing up at the emergency room. And
they are going to spend a little less than 700 million
on advertising to attempt this impossible task.
Want to solve the rising health care costs, get rid
of Medicare and Medicaid and repeal the 1986 law requiring emergency room treatment of non paying patients. The screaming that you will hear will be
mainly from the government supported health care industry.
Why should your neighbors pay for your bad choices.
You chose to live an unhealthy life style, live with
it if you can. I lived in a time when health insurance
was virtually non existent and people died and were
replaced just like today. By the way, it was a government
wage and price freeze during WW II that started employer
furnished health care. Just one more bad consequence of
a nanny government.

As I understand it poor people without insurance will get money deducted from their paychecks(if they have a job) to offset their cost to society, as of now dont they just show up at the emergency room and get treated for free? ... More ›

As I understand it poor people without insurance will get money deducted from their paychecks(if they have a job) to offset their cost to society, as of now dont they just show up at the emergency room and get treated for free? I hate paying for the worthless who drink beer and buy lotto tickets and if this makes them pull a little more of their weight then I'm for it (at least that part obamacare anyway).

Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me.....sounds more
a fiddle than a banjo. Interesting that you did not
mentioned the area that you left. Prevents fact
checking and all those picky details. Was it Detroit ?

Hate Obamacare. But, they will flap their jaws and nothing will happen. I have lost all confidence in Government.
And, I'm sick of people talking about all the people without insurance. many of them don't have insurance ... More ›

Hate Obamacare. But, they will flap their jaws and nothing will happen. I have lost all confidence in Government.
And, I'm sick of people talking about all the people without insurance. many of them don't have insurance cause they don't want to pay or it. And, since when is it governments responsibility to make sure everyone has insurance? that should be the individuals responsibility.

Susanna, How much Government do you think is enough Government? You admitted that Obamacare may not be ideal. When there is a train wreck most of the cars are scrapped and replaced. Obamacare is a train wreck and several Democrats ... More ›

Susanna, How much Government do you think is enough Government? You admitted that Obamacare may not be ideal. When there is a train wreck most of the cars are scrapped and replaced. Obamacare is a train wreck and several Democrats are even seeing the damage it will do to our economy. "We have to pass the bill to see what's in it". Now, we're seeing what's in it and it's not a pleasant picture. Now that you're retired you might spend some of your free time studying why there are so many uninsured Texans. You may find that, because Govt. will take care of them, many don't feel a need to spend that money. While studying, you may find that premiums are already rising because Obamacare forces insurers to cover pre-existing conditions. Does your auto insurance company let you have a wreck and then take out a policy to cover it? Your study may show that, during the Health Care Reform planning, Republicans were shut out of the "closed door planning sessions" and all their concerns and suggestions were ignored. There is a way to make our health care system better but Obamacare isn't it.

Just what we need. More liberal Democrats in the area. You know I just can't understand why someone moves to Texas from a utopian state where everything is wonderful, and then gripes about the primitive thinking of our State. ... More ›

Just what we need. More liberal Democrats in the area. You know I just can't understand why someone moves to Texas from a utopian state where everything is wonderful, and then gripes about the primitive thinking of our State. Seems like, you know, if they moved back to utopia we would all be happier. A nation of laws. The Consitiution. The tenth amendment. A State overrun with illegals. No border security. No wonder no one likes Texas. Yep. Best to leave.

Both of our senators, Cornyn and Cruz, are an embarrassment to Texas. And yes Susanna, gone are the days of common sense senators, such as Tower, Benson, Hutchison, & Gramm who cared about the people of Texas. Now we have ... More ›

Both of our senators, Cornyn and Cruz, are an embarrassment to Texas. And yes Susanna, gone are the days of common sense senators, such as Tower, Benson, Hutchison, & Gramm who cared about the people of Texas. Now we have two senators from the GOP clown car.

I returned to Texas a year ago after 40 years away and since then I have been appalled at the callous indifference of the average Texan towards the fact that their so called wonderful state has more medically uninsured people ... More ›

I returned to Texas a year ago after 40 years away and since then I have been appalled at the callous indifference of the average Texan towards the fact that their so called wonderful state has more medically uninsured people than any other. Obamcare isn't the best solution, but it will help. Are Texans too ignorant to realize that the Texas or maybe it's Perry's approach to health care is costing the insured money? When I moved here, my health insurance premium went up significantly although most costs are lower in Texas than in my previous state. When I called to ask why, the answer was because of the cost-shifting due to care of the uninsured, premiums had to be higher. My taxes and yours are going to support Medicaid patients in other states, but not a dime is going to the Texans I would prefer to help. Since until retirement I was in the health care industry, I know that not one hospital in Bexar County is the equivalent of at least 2 of the hospitals in the health care region I moved from. I'm not saying they are inadequate, but that they can't afford to be cutting edge or absolute best; too many of their resources go towards covering the healthcare costs of the uninsured. Until I moved here, I did not personally know people who had no health insurance, but now I find members of my own extended family have jobs without benefits and no other recourse for affordable health insurance. If Senator Comyn gave a damn about the citizens of Wilson County, he would be trying to amend Obamacare into an ideal healthcare plan, not throwing it out and putting more of his constituents at risk of death because they couldn't afford to seek medical care until too late. Or maybe he doesn't care because not enough of them vote republican.

Now let us see our Senator do his work and influence his democratic counterparts in the senate to vote with him.
Use his oratory capacity, influence, intellect, reasoning to get this passed.
Or maybe he is just posturing.